Attorney - Employment and Labor Law

Provide legal advice to the company on issues related to employment and labor law matters, including hiring, discipline, terminations, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance, collective bargaining, and other HR-related legal issues

Conduct legal research, analyze legal issues and interpret laws, regulations and rulings

Prepare and/or review employment-related policies, contracts, handbooks, settlement agreements, and other corporate documents to align with legal and regulatory requirements

Interact with outside counsel and/or third parties

Develop and deliver training sessions for HR and management on employment law compliance, labor relations, workplace harassment, discrimination prevention, and best practices for managing employee relations

Manage the relationship of attorney to client that encourages company leaders to know when to contact the legal department, foster free and open communication of issues, and request prompt involvement of the legal department in matters

Juris Doctorate (ABA accredited law school)

2 to 5 years relevant legal experience and/or expertise

Experience in use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software

Knowledge of employment laws, labor regulations, and best practices, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, and NLRA

Knowledge of: company and/or industry - possess general working knowledge of clients’ business-area specific operations and general Company-wide operations

Knowledge of: level of client contact and service - routinely interacts with company supervisors and managers

Skills in: legal Analytical - Accurately identify and assess legal issues and risks for routine matters for assigned area(s) of responsibility and recommend course of action to supervisor.

Skills in: outside counsel relationships - ability to work with outside counsel to achieve Company results

Skills in: strategic planning and process improvement ability - provide relevant information and support initiatives as appropriate

Skills in: oral communication (effective one-on-one communications with outside counsel, and clients; conduct and participate in meetings; and prepare, conduct and participate in presentations to clients) - proficient for routine matters in assigned area(s) of responsibility

Skills in: planning, organizing - responsible for managing assigned projects

Skills in: written communication (clear, concise and effective written communications, including emails, business letters and legal memoranda) - proficient for routine matters in assigned area(s) of responsibility

Ability to: perform independent Work - regularly supervised

Ability to: effectively work with all members of the legal department, including lawyers, contract administrators, paralegals, and/or legal assistants

Ability to: influence on Third Parties (outside counsel, opposing counsel, third party representatives, and governmental agencies as appropriate for assigned area(s) of responsibility) - ability to effectively participate in negotiations on routine assigned matters within assigned area(s) of responsibility, with supervision

Ability to: apply basic math formulas

Ability to: adhere to Company Core Values - required

None required

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a workstation without moving about (Occasionally)

Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel in and around office surroundings, plant facilities, and job sites required

Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license